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Definition of HEPATITIS C. : a hepatitis caused by a flavivirus (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by contact with infected blood (as by transfusion or by illicit intravenous drug use).ADVERTISEMENT. a hepatitis caused by a flavivirus (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus) that tends to persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by contact with infected blood (as by transfusion or by illicit intravenous drug use). ADVERTISEMENT.
Cause. Hepatitis C is a liver disease that is caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus, a virus that lives in your liver cells.n rare cases, a mother with hepatitis C spreads the virus to her baby at birth, or a health care worker is accidentally exposed to blood that is infected with hepatitis C. The risk of getting hepatitis C through sexual contact is very small.